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Title: do String leeches work ????
Post by: Froggy on May 17, 2008, 11:34:00 AM
What's is yall's opinion on them. thinking of ordering some for a couple curves. already have bowhush on them... thanks
Title: Re: do String leeches work ????
Post by: brackshooter on May 17, 2008, 11:45:00 AM
I have some on my Wes Wallace longbow, and they do a decent job, prefer some of the others though, llama wool is my favorite....
Title: Re: do String leeches work ????
Post by: JoeM on May 17, 2008, 11:50:00 AM
I've used them and they work.  That being said I thought they made more of a twang sound, where as my beaver makes more of a lower thud.   Just my opinion.  Joe
Title: Re: do String leeches work ????
Post by: eagle24 on May 17, 2008, 11:53:00 AM
I have'nt found anything better than Hush Puppies.  I usually cut them in half for my longbows and they handle the job fine.
Title: Re: do String leeches work ????
Post by: Burnsie on May 17, 2008, 01:04:00 PM
I use them in conjunction with Hush puppies and they make my bow dead quiet.
Burnsie
Title: Re: do String leeches work ????
Post by: SlowBowinMO on May 17, 2008, 01:30:00 PM
They work, but my chronograph says they will cost you a couple fps.  They are rather expensive and don't work as well as plain old rubber catwhiskers IMO.
Title: Re: do String leeches work ????
Post by: JRY309 on May 17, 2008, 01:57:00 PM
They work better in endless loop strings.They don't seem to hold up as well in flemish twist strings.
Title: Re: do String leeches work ????
Post by: blueslfb on May 17, 2008, 05:05:00 PM
For the money I suggest plain old catwhiskers or the wooly whispers.  They don't work any better and they cost three times as much.
Title: Re: do String leeches work ????
Post by: hawgslayer on May 17, 2008, 05:49:00 PM
:wavey:
Title: Re: do String leeches work ????
Post by: heydeerman on May 17, 2008, 05:53:00 PM
I have a set that is proly 6-7 years old and have been on I dont know how many bows. They hold up just fine and work well in flemish strings. Hide em in the Lamma. Ive done that before. I like em on my huntin rigs.
Title: Re: do String leeches work ????
Post by: NDTerminator on May 17, 2008, 06:02:00 PM
In my experience, I believe Leeches work better on compounds than Trad bows. Don't ask me why.  I use Super Leeches on my Caribou (shot barebow/fingers) and my other compounds, and Musk Ox Wool balls on all my recurves...
Title: Re: do String leeches work ????
Post by: FerretWYO on May 17, 2008, 08:40:00 PM
They do work for me but they sure dont last very long. I would shoot them off in a week.